Central Catholic ends Jesuit girls’ reign atop the 6A classification

There’s nothing easy about winning three consecutive state championships, and the Jesuit girls soccer team met that reality in the 6A Girls State Soccer Championship Game on Saturday night, Nov. 14, at Hillsboro Stadium. Despite dominating much of the match, the two-time defending state champions allowed two late goals and fell to Central Catholic 2-1 in overtime “We had opportunities that perhaps we didn’t take advantage of,” Fennah said. “I felt like we played pretty well, but Central Catholic is a really good team, and really well-coached, I just think the ball didn’t bounce our way a couple times.” The loss was the first in 53 games for Jesuit, and just their third loss in 20 tries in state championship games. What made it even more surprising was how it played out.

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